1. Gift of Timeless Wisdom.  The beauty of Elizabeth Goudge’s fictional story “Pilgrim’s Inn” lies in the wisdom she gradually unfolds as the Eliot family struggles with an all too uncertain future.  Tomorrow’s happiness is promised to no one.  Although they believe they have the answers, the ultimate path they search for to find joy is slowly revealed over time.  It seems that the more they live the problem, the more they come to understand the hidden significance of their circumstance. For Nadine, George and David, a vital message must first be received to be understood.  Thankfully, Goudge creates a central character to gently guide the others along their difficult path to find joy. The family does not realize the gift they have in their mother Lucilla Eliot.  It is her wisdom that keeps them together in a darkened post war world. Knowing her children as…